10 Anime Games For Your Smartphone

There has never been an easier time to play games on the go than right now. We all know gaming is not just fun, but also good for your brain. For the anime fans out there, there are hundreds of games to try out. Here is a quick top ten list of the games available for your smartphone to save you some time.

All of these anime games have scored a 4.0 out of 5 or higher in user reviews and are available for IOS or Android users.

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10. Yo-Kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
At its core, Yo-Kai Watch is basically just an adaptation of Tic-Tac-Toe. Beyond that, it is a lovably cute game where you just connect the Wib Wobs to make them explode and damage your opponent. It’s a wonderful puzzle game in the anime style. It is one of those perfect time passing games where everything is just fun and adorable.

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9. Guns Girls School Day Z
Simply put, you get to be a cute anime girl fighting off hordes of cute anime girl zombies. There are hundreds of weapons and outfits to choose from and 30 different familiars to choose from to help you survive. It’s a cute version of The Walking Dead.

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8. Sword Art Online
Based off of a combination from the original manga and anime, this game ranked a 4.8 out of 5 and has had over 500,000 downloads. There is an original story written just for the gamers and a multiplayer mode so you can take on boss battles with your friends.

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7. One Piece: Treasure Cruise
Whether you are new to One Piece or an old fan, you’ll get to experience the One Piece story line while re-enacting the old battles with your own unique twists. Choose from over 1,000 available characters to recruit all your favorites, and train your own pirate crew. It features a battle system that lets you chain multiple attacks together with a tapping combat style for your phone.

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6. Love Live! School Idol Festival
If you get tired of the combat games and like making some beautiful music then you can download this rhythm tapping game. You just have to keep the beat by tapping your phone while the story of the source material plays out between jam sessions. They even got the original voice actors for the story portions.

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5. Digimon Heroes
One of the many card games that has made the jump to digital, Digimon is often forgotten among the droves of Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh fans. This one is just like playing the card game IRL, but much easier to carry around. It has all the Digimon creatures you could want. You even get a free welcome pack just for completing the tutorial; it includes free Digimoney and a 5-star Digimon.

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4. Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle
The timeline of DBZ is thrown into chaos when Trunks crash lands on a new planet. You have to fight the horde of familiar villains, team-up with series favorites, and rescue the Dragon Ball universe. The controls and graphic for this combat game are among its highest rated features and that’s really all you need to hear when downloading a DBZ fighting game.

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3. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
This one isn’t just a combat game. It’s an RPG where you play through the Naruto story line. In multiplayer mode, you can also battle other ninjas or team-up with up to three other players to take on missions. Use your ninjutsu and combat strategy to become the next Hokage.

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2. Bleach Brave Souls
Just like all the others, you get to play through the already established story points. However, Bleach Brave Souls features a weekly league where you match up your squad against other teams of fighter to try and claim the top of the leader board. It features 3D graphics and a simple intuitive control system.

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1. Never GoneNever Gone is an anime style classic side-scrolling game that has won multiple indie game awards. It is a vampire inspired game with a gothic art-style that sets it apart from the bright happiness of other anime style games. It has a pretty simple premise of a fighting game where you take on vampires and demons. The complex part is that the battle system can be difficult to master which has caused some negative backlash, but if you can learn the combat style, you’ll love taking on the deadly monsters in this old-school beat-em up.

All of these anime games are free to download, so get started playing today!